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0001706Dwarf FortressCreaturespublic2010-05-02 17:112016-07-23 10:45
Reporterlando242 
Assigned Tolethosor 
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformPCOSWindows 7OS Version
Product Version0.31.03 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0001706: Gaseous creatures' severed parts don't change state
DescriptionSethe Imepeilama Lebovodisa, a forest titan showed up on my map. It was a towering humanoid composed of steam and had a pair of spindly antennae and moved deliberately. I was warned to beware its webs (of which I saw none). It's tile was a capital H. It made a run for my fort, busted through some floor hatches and a few doors and was promptly curb stomped by a war elephant (which was awesome). He left behind two things: a puddle of water, which was promptly cleaned up, and a "steam" (!). The steam had the same icon as bones, had no value and weighed 1. Item description was "Sethe Imepeilama Lebovodisa's steam." shouldn't this disappear like any other steam in-game?
Steps To ReproduceGet another titan with an oddball body and see what it drops upon its death.
Additional InformationI have a save of the creature before it got taken out by the elephant, if anyone wants to have a look. It was made with Mayday's version of DF 31.03. I did a few searches looking for a similar report but couldn't find anything. My apologies if this is a duplicate.
Tags0.43.05
Relationships
related to 0005543new  If you rupture a creature with a liquid tissue layer it spills to the ground without leaving any on the creature. 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-05-02 17:11lando242New Issue
2010-05-02 17:16Logical2uNote Added: 0005957
2010-05-02 18:16QuietustNote Added: 0005964
2010-05-02 18:49Khym ChanurIssue Monitored: Khym Chanur
2010-05-02 19:00lando242Note Added: 0005967
2010-05-02 23:47FootkerchiefNote Added: 0005979
2010-05-02 23:48FootkerchiefSummaryTitan leaves odd body parts after death. => Gaseous creatures' severed parts don't change state
2014-01-22 08:30FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005543
2014-02-16 13:28VatticNote Added: 0024522
2014-02-19 06:53FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-02-19 06:53FootkerchiefStatusnew => acknowledged
2014-08-04 21:58LociNote Added: 0028354
2016-07-23 06:38InfantIguanaNote Added: 0035688
2016-07-23 10:45lethosorAssigned ToFootkerchief => lethosor
2016-07-23 10:45lethosorStatusacknowledged => confirmed
2016-07-23 10:45lethosorTag Attached: 0.43.05

Notes
(0005957)
Logical2u   
2010-05-02 17:16   
Are you playing with temperature or weather off? I wish I could say I've seen this, but it does sound plausible...
(0005964)
Quietust   
2010-05-02 18:16   
I believe the same thing happens in arena mode with fire men leaving "flames" behind.
(0005967)
lando242   
2010-05-02 19:00   
Nope, weather and temp are on.
(0005979)
Footkerchief   
2010-05-02 23:47   
I believe the same thing happens in arena mode with fire men leaving "flames" behind.

Yup, I've seen this as well.
(0024522)
Vattic   
2014-02-16 13:28   
You get similar with creatures made of powder. Their bodies turn to piles on death, but severed parts stay whole.
(0028354)
Loci   
2014-08-04 21:58   
Slightly different (but still buggy) behavior in 40.06. Steam body parts from procedurally generated creatures remain as "solid" steam items until the game is saved and reloaded. After reloading, they immediately transform to "water" when the game is unpaused.

May be related to 0006432, another "delayed temperature change" bug.
(0035688)
InfantIguana   
2016-07-23 06:38   
This issue is still present in 43.05; behavior is identical to what Loci described. It seems to me that when creatures made of steam die, the upper body and everything still attached to it dissipates appropriately, while any severed body parts will fall to the ground as if they were solid or liquid, and only become water once the game is saved and reloaded.